Step into a whimsical world at this Pennsylvania museum, where thousands of elephants and a lifetime’s worth of candy await visitors.

Phuket is one of the most popular destinations in Thailand, known for its stunning white sandy beaches, clear waters, and ...

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...

A journey to Thailand became an unforeseen snuggle session at an elephant sanctuary. Expecting gentle giants with slow movements and serene energy? Think again. A young elephant, seemingly unaware of ...

Portland Radio Project, also known as PRP, is a nonprofit community radio station serving the Portland music scene. For the folks who love a good tune, PRP is re-launching its open mic event, ...

Pictured on the back row, from left, are Piney Woods Counselor Jessica Brent, Superintendent Dr. Dustin Bromley, Board Member Doc Jones, and Piney Woods Principal Harrison Gillaspy. On Monday mornings ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announced Friday that its less than 2-week-old female Asian elephant has been named Linh Mai, Vietnamese for spirit blossom. The 308-pound calf was the first elephant ...

The Asian elephant calf that was born to female Asian elephant Nhi Linh on Feb. 2, 2026 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Courtesy Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...

An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also stiff enough to grasp and maneuver even delicate objects like peanuts or a tortilla chip.

There are about 1,000 tiny hairs on an elephant’s rugged trunk, all designed to help the animal feel, a new study found. By Alexa Robles-Gil Every elephant has about 1,000 whiskers on its trunk. They ...

Stuttgart – A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the ...

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...